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AFGE workers huddle with president amid government shutdown debates 10/01/2023 04:30am • Cheers erupted at a picnic for D.C.-area government workers Saturday as Congress moved to pass a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown. Members of District 14, American Federation of Government Employees, carried out their annual picnic amid shutdown concerns. The local chapter Kershaw loses for first time since May 21 as Giants beat Dodgers 2-1 10/01/2023 12:48am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Clayton Kershaw lost for the first time since May, allowing the go-ahead run when Max Muncy misplayed a potential inning-ending double-play grounder in a 2-1 defeat to the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night that left the Los Angeles Dodgers one win shy of 100 going into th Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance 10/01/2023 12:44am • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Shaun “Buge” Saribay felt like giving up. Hours of makeshift firefighting with garden hoses and buckets of water across Lahaina didn't stop flames from consuming his house, his rental properties and thousands of other structures in his beloved hometown. Drained, dirty an Reds eliminated in game 161 during 15-6 loss to Cardinals 09/30/2023 11:51pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds' bid to become just the third team to make the playoffs following a 100-loss season ended in game No. 161 when they were eliminated during the seventh inning of a 15-6 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. “It hurts,” Cincinnati manager David Promoting tradition as well as beans, Ethiopian coffee shops find fans far from home 09/30/2023 11:02pm • LONDON (AP) — Growing up in Ethiopia, Yared Markos would often start his days the same way: with coffee. Family members, neighbors and passersby would be drawn in by the strong aroma of fresh beans roasting in a pot, often made by his mother or another family member. Regardless of who they were, Scotland routs Romania 84-0 to set up Ireland showdown at the Rugby World Cup 09/30/2023 06:35pm • LILLE, France (AP) — Scotland confirmed the showdown it craves with Ireland for a place in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals after routing hapless Romania 84-0 on Saturday. Top-ranked Ireland leads Pool B but it could possibly fail to reach the quarterfinals if it loses to Scotland next Saturday a Martínez comes off bench to score 4 goals for Inter. Pulisic goal helps AC Milan beat Lazio 09/30/2023 06:21pm • MILAN (AP) — Lautaro Martínez came off the bench to score four goals in 27 minutes and help Inter Milan win 4-0 at Salernitana in Serie A on Saturday. Martínez has now scored nine goals in the league this season and tops the goalscoring charts just as his side tops Serie A. “He’s having an e Ray Davis rushes for career-high 280 yards and scores 4 TDs, Kentucky dominates No. 22 Florida 33-14 09/30/2023 06:15pm • LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Ray Davis gave an encouraging glimpse of what was to come for Kentucky on his first three carries against Florida. He totaled 33 yards and was on the way to one of the best games a Wildcats running back has ever had. Davis rushed for a career-high 280 yards and scored four to Orioles closer Felix Bautista to have Tommy John surgery, agrees to $2 million, 2-year contract 09/30/2023 05:48pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Orioles reliever Félix Bautista will have Tommy John surgery next month and miss the playoffs and likely the entire 2024 season. The 28-year-old right-hander was placed on the 15-day injured list on Aug. 26, one day after he was hurt during a game against the Colorado Anti-abortion groups are at odds on strategies ahead of Ohio vote. It could be a preview for 2024 09/30/2023 11:08am • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Abortion opponents in Ohio are at odds not only over how to frame their opposition to a reproductive rights initiative on the state's November ballot but also over their longer-term goals on how severely they would restrict the procedure. The disagreements, roiling the anti-a Borrowers are reassessing their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause 09/30/2023 10:00am • NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars. To get ready, borrowers are cutting expenses, taking on additional work, and looking for options to reduce their monthly payments. Megan McC Cyprus hails Moody's two-notch credit rating upgrade bringing the country into investment grade 09/30/2023 05:18am • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Saturday hailed a two-notch upgrade by credit ratings agency Moody’s to bring the east Mediterranean island nation back into investment-grade territory a decade after a financial crisis left the country on the brink of bankruptcy. President Nikos Christodoulides Silas Bolden has 2 TDs to help No. 19 Oregon State beat No. 10 Utah 21-7 09/30/2023 01:57am • CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — With a bold fourth-and-1 play for a touchdown, No. 19 Oregon State showed it wasn't going to let one loss define the season. Out of a tightly-bunched formation, Beavers quarterback DJ Uiagalelei faked a quarterback sneak and pitched to Silas Bolden, who ran 45 yards for the Emerging election issues in New Jersey include lawsuits over outing trans students, offshore wind 09/30/2023 01:21am • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Republicans are seizing on flashpoint issues in this year's election, aiming to energize voters over the state's lawsuits against school districts to stop them from outing transgender students to their parents as well as stoking skepticism toward offshore wind turbi Prince William Co. voters could decide control of the House of Delegates in ‘competitive’ race 09/29/2023 10:08pm • Voters in western Prince William County will decide one of the most closely-watched General Assembly races this cycle on Nov. 7, and one that could ultimately decide the partisan control of the House of Delegates. The 21st House District race features a familiar face to longtime county residents